Delmar Lane, GA
Music connected to Delmar Lane
About Delmar Lane
- • Grammy-winning gospel singer Dottie Peoples called Delmar Lane home.
- • A unique style of bluegrass banjo picking originated in Delmar Lane.
- • Its location along an old wagon trail established Delmar Lane as a trading post.
- • Local legend says a buried time capsule exists beneath the old oak tree.
- • A devastating fire in 1923 nearly destroyed the entire downtown area.
- • Named for the Delmar family, it was established around 1880.
- • Population hovers near 3000, smaller than most Georgia towns.
- • Sitting at 984 feet, it offers gentle, rolling hill vistas.
- • Agriculture, mainly peach farming, remains the dominant industry.
- • Delmar Lane offers a sense of peaceful, small-town nostalgia.
- • The Atlanta Braves, 70 miles away, won the 2021 World Series.
- • A local high school football team went undefeated in 1987.
Songs About Delmar Lane
They Don’t Really Know Bout Dro
by
